For hundreds of years, Atlantis has secretly traded with humans. But now their supply of gold has run out, and the fish people have resorted to kidnapping humans for large ransoms. Can Danny and his dad break into the legendary city, free the hostages, and get back to the surface before they run out of oxygen? The Battle of the Undersea Kingdom is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp each) for readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still...

After stumbling across a Gladiator Arena that's trapped in time, Chance and Kay are caught and trained as gladiators. When their escape attempts fail, they're forced to fight a mythical half-wolf, half-lion beast. Will they be able to defeat this monster? And what will happen when the beast escapes into the streets of modern day Rome? Gladiator Revival is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp each) for readers who may find longer books too daunting, but...

Since the invention of power-enhancing body armour, football has never been the same. The youth league is dominated by the ruthless Vestige United. However, Jim Tranton thinks Vestige may be cheating. He enters the dangerous underworld of the armour companies to learn how and makes a startling discovery. Now the only way to prove Vestige are cheats is to join the team undercover. Is Jim ready to play ball? Football Force is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories...

Mike has no idea how he ended up on a deserted island. As he tries to discover answers, he finds himself attacked by all sorts of dangers: crocodiles, tarantulas, and even wild dogs. Something sinister is clearly happening to Mike, but what? As his survival skills get stronger, he becomes even more determined to uncover the truth. Will he succeed in escaping, or has this all been a part of some sick game? Island Shock is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just...

The world's first school trip to Mars goes terribly wrong. Now the kids are trapped on a strange planet. It looks like it could be Earth, but then why is everyone they meet acting so odd? As they search for the nearest town, events spiral out of control and all their lives are put in danger. Can they survive long enough to figure out what's going on? Crash Land Earth is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp each) for readers who may find longer books too...

Miles, a royal bodyguard in training, is kidnapped along with Princess Helena and locked in a high-tech vault. But it seems the kidnappers are not after money. Not yet at least. Miles discovers they plan to replace Princess Helena with a clone, bide their time, and then steal everything from the royal family. Will Miles be able to outwit the kidnappers in time to save the Princess' life? By Royal Order or Death is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp...

Multi-billionaire, Jensen Hazard, has just opened an Academy for 13-year-old human children and robots. However, none of the pupils know what they are. Nico is one of these pupils. When the Academy's collective tasks progress into more competitive and dangerous activities, it seems that Hazard is trying to pit robots against humans. Why is he doing this? Nico struggles to find out, but is he a robot or a human? Robots v Humans is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter...

A deadly computer virus is sweeping the world, harming both computers and humans. Is this the work of the 'Hackers Fight Brigade'? Twins Troy and Macy are determined to find out. But as they piece together clues and overcome terrifying obstacles, they start to realise that there may be more to this shadowy group of hackers than first thought. With banking systems about to crash and nuclear warheads about to be fired, can the twins save the world in time? Virus 21 is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic...

Something's not right at Arjun and Kev's summer camp. The camp leaders are acting in a way that can't possibly be human. Are they zombies? Now, the boys must escape the camp and avoid being turned into zombie's themselves. Will they be able to keep their heads...and their brains? Zombie Camp is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers. The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp each) for readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want fast-paced, adventure stories. Zombie Camp is...